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Blaufränkisch (German for blue "Frankish")
is a dark-skinned variety of grape used for red
wine. Blaufränkisch, which is a late-ripening
variety gives red wines which are typically rich
in tannin and may exhibit a pronounced spicy character.
The grape is grown across Central Europe, including
Austria, Czech Republic (in particular the Moravia
region), Germany (where it is known as Lemberger,
or Blauer Limberger), Slovakia (where it is known
as "Frankovka" or Franconia), Croatia
("frankovka") and Slovenia (known as "modra
frankinja"). In Hungary the grape is called
Kékfrankos (also lit. blue Frankish) and
is grown in a number of wine regions including Sopron,
Villány, Szekszárd and Eger (where
it is a major ingredient in the famous red wine
blend known as Egri Bikavér (lit. Bull's
Blood) having largely replaced the Kadarka grape).
It has been called "the Pinot Noir of the East"
because of its spread and reputation in Eastern
Europe.
DNA
profiling has shown that Blaufränkisch is
a cross between Gouais blanc (Weißer Heunisch)
and an unidentified Frankish variety. One of the
candidates for the Frankish parent is Blauer Silvaner.
For
a long time before the application of DNA analysis,
Blaufränkisch was erroneously thought to
be a clone of the Gamay grape variety, due to
certain similarities in morphology and possibly
due to its name Gamé in Bulgaria.
The
German name Lemberger derives from the fact that
it was imported to Germany in the 19th century
from Lemberg in Lower Styra in present-day Slovenia
and then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. A 1877
export of Lembergerreben to Germany has been recorded.
The almost identical name Limberger refers to
Limburg at Maissau in Lower Austria, where in
late 19th century "ungrafted Limberg Blaufränkisch
vines" (wurzelechte Limberger Blaufränkisch-Reben)
were offered for sale.
Washington
State is one of the few major wine regions to
have significant plantings of Lemberger. Grapes
of this Washington wine mostly grow in Yakima
Valley, but also at the Olympic Peninsula.
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